Rug shuttle



y 6, 1950 H. E. KANEHL 2,507,907

RUG SHUTTLE Filed Oct. 27, 1947 INVENTOR, ffu/efll' .Zi: Kane/5K.

Patented May 16, 1950 UNITED STATES PATENT 1 OFFICE. 1 2,507,907 I BUG SHUTTLE Hubert E. Kanehl, Solomon, Kans.

Application October 27, 1947, Serial No. 782,264

1 Claim. 1

This invention relates to a shuttle which is particularly adapted for use in making a rug.

An object of the invention is the construction of a novel and efficient rug shuttle that can be easily used by any member of a household.

Another object of the invention is the construction of a shuttle that will enable the operator to use any material in making a rug.

A still further object of the invention is the construction of an efiicient shuttle out of any kind of material, which material is strong and stiff enough to enable the constructor of the device to incorporate into the same the essential elements of the invention.

Another object of the invention is the construction of a shuttle upon which the material is, placed, and after the shuttle has been filled the pattern can be sewed to the base, by using a'sewing-machine, and when the sewing has been completed, the shuttle can be quickly removed, and then used again for wrapping the material thereon to produce another pattern or design to be attached to the base.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, my invention comprises certain novel constructions, combinations, and arrangements of parts as will be hereinafter fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings, and more particularly pointed out in the appended claim.

In the drawings:

Fig. l is a top plan view of the device constructed in accordance with the present invention.

Fig. 2 is a view in elevation of one of the side edges of the device, while Fig. 3 is a View in elevation of the other, or opposite, side edge.

Fig. 4 is a view in elevation of the right-hand end of the device.

Fig. 5 is a top plan view of the device, showing the material completely wrapped thereon, producing a pattern or design which is ready to be attached to the base of the rug.

Referring to the drawings, in which the preferred embodiment of this invention is illustrated, I designates a flat, platelike body which may be of any desired thickness. The body I may also be made of any suitable material. The body I includes a primary arm 2 and an auxiliary arm 3; these arms 2 and 3 are parallel, with an elongated space 4 therebetween, the space 4 being open at its outer'end, for the purpose hereinafter specified.

The body I is provided with a finger-hole 5. This finger-hole 5 is particularly adapted for use by the operator in both holding the device,

and in removing the device after the design or pattern which has been wound upon the device,

twine, rug yarn, wool yarn, pieces of cloth sewed together, or any other material decided upon.

The base of the rug may be of any suitable material, such as burlap, canvas, or any other heavy material that the operator may select.

In forming the design or pattern upon the shuttle, the operator first threads the material into the holding notch 6, and then winds the material in the coiled manner as clearly shown in Fig. 5. When the winding has reached the inner end of the space 4, the operator forces the material into the incline notch 1, the inclining of said notch being of importance in readily receiving the end of the material, when the pattern is completed, as shown.

When the pattern has been completed (Fig. 5), the pattern and shuttle is placed flat upon the base, not shown, and then the feeder foot of the sewing-machine travels inwardly in the space 4, sewing the pattern to the base. Then when the sewing has been completed, the operator uses the finger-hole 5 to pull the shuttle from within the sewed pattern, whereupon the shuttle or device can then be used to form another pattern.

From the foregoing, it will be noted that this invention is exceedingly easy to operate, both in forming the design or pattern thereon, and the allowing of the sewing-machine to be used in fastening the pattern to the base of the rug, and then enabling the operator to quickly remove the shuttle or device, whereupon it is free to be used again in making the pattern or design.

While I have described the preferred embodiment of my invention and illustrated the same in the accompanying drawings, certain minor changes or alterations may appear to one skilled in the art to which this invention relates during the extensive manufacture of the same, and I, therefore, reserve the right to make such changes or alterations as shall fairly fall within the scope of the appended claim What I claim is:

As a new article of manufacture, a substan- REFERENCES CITED tially rectangular yarn-holding plate, bifur- The following references are Of record in the cated to form extending spaced parallel arms, file Of this P t! one of said arms having a longitudinally ex- 5 UNITED STATES PATENTS tendin notch formed therein at its extremity, a second notch formed in an edge portion of the i gggg P g 2: 9 unbifurcated part of the plate, said last men- 413 32 25 tioned notch having its opening inclined towai ds 2,317,914 McIntyre- Apr. 1943 the bifurcated end to facilitate withdrawal of 10 the plate from the yarn.

HUBERT E. KANEHL. 

